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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Good morning everyone!!!! It's Wednesday and time for another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The Belli challenge this week is to use Halloween colors and glitter or bling....check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I am really excited to tell you that our sponsor this week is Shirley's 2 Girls!!!! How cool is that!!! They have the most AWESOME stamps and goodies....I actually won their blog hop grand prize last week and what a fabulous treat!!!! Not only did I win a Halloween stamp set but some digi paper, embellies, and a great big bag of peanut M&M's....Whoohoo!!!!!!!

Shirley's 2 Girls sent each of the Belli girls this adorable digi image to play with this week...isn't she pretty!!!???!!!

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. A white gel pen was used for the highlights. Crystal Effects was added to the wings and they dusted with glitter. I added the spider die cut from My Minds Eye, added the googlie eyes, and drew on his trail. The glittery paper is from K&Co., I wrote the sentiment by hand, and added the ribbon to finish it off.

Be sure to visit the Creative Belli Design Team Member's blogs to read more details about their designs. You will find lots of awesome ideas!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast or PCP, be sure to add CBC75 in the keywords section.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Hello everyone!!! I received a PM this morning from Marilynn, one of The Mothermark's Tuesday Teapotters, who wanted to host a tea party today. After blessings from Cindy, Marilynn decided to have a fall party!!

Thanks so much, Marilynn, for having this wonderful fall party for da Mudder!!! I have not been on a hayride in years....hope we get to bob for apples and smash pumpkins (watch out for Charlene!!)!!! I love the teapot you found...perfect for a fall theme!!! The Autumn Splender images were stamped with Versamark, embossed with clear ep, sponged with Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Kiwi Kiss, misted with Perfect Pearls and water, and dried with a heat tool. The main image, JustRite's Autumn Blessings set, was stamped on a piece of the sponged background paper with Chocolate Chip and the leaves were watercolored with the fall colors. Shear ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store and brown half pearls finished it off. This is also for two other challenges with fall themes: The Pals Paper Arts Blog Inspiration Challenge and Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Good morning everyone and welcome to another make up Monday!!! I have several cards to show you today that I made for challenges last week but didn't have time to upoad to my blog.

This is my submission for Unity's Bachelor Bro Challenge week 2. We were to use something shiny or glittery, one sheet of patterned paper, two buttons, and Unity Stamps. I used glitter on the Unity Owl and shiny rhinestones, glitter patterned paper from K&Co., two buttons, and I added glitter on the wood flourish by Kaiser. All the images are from Unity's June KOM and Bevy of Butterflies set. The owl was stamped twice and one was cutout, colored, glittered, and popped up on dimensionals. One of the rhinestones was glued to the top of a button for a little extra glam.

This card was made Friday for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast. We were to use three things in our design: S-O-S.

My SOS card contains: S - Sewing, O - round pearls for the O shape, S - Snowflakes. The Serene Snowflakes were stampes with Versamark, embossed with clear ep, and a white crayon was used to color in the open areas on the big snowflake. Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red were sponged over the snowflakes and then it was misted with Perfect Pearls and water and dried with the heat tool. Whoohoo, Charlene...I finished my crayon resist for your DDC challenge!!!! I'm only 2 weeks late but who's counting!!! You can see all the DDC cards here. The sentiment is from Snowflake Serenade by Papertrey Ink and the shear ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store.

I made this card Wednesday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. It's also for a very special tea party.Since our famous Tea Pot Tuesday leader took a much needed break, Marilynn thought it would be a good idea to have a tea party for Ms. Mudder. I'm not sure where we are going but where ever it is, the critters on this sweet Stampavie are ready!!!! Thanks for all the Tuesday fun, Cindy....hope our little shower brings you a smile, sweet friend!!!

The adorable images from the Halloween set #2 were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The witch's dress and cape were paper pieced and googlie eyes were added just for fun!! All three were cutout and attached with dimensionals.Recipe:Stamps: Spider Web and sentiment from Halloween set #1, Images from Halloween set #2Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, K&Co. dp, My Minds Eye dp, Heidi Grace Designs dpInk: Memento Tuxedo BlackAccessories: Copics, Googlie Eyes, Ribbon

This sweet little kitty is from the Halloween set #2....she was colored with copics and layered over the Flair Designs dp. Martha Stewart punched bats, ribbon, and the sentiment from the same set finish it off.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Hello everyone!!! I have been such a slacker....I have had time to make cards but to lazy to update my blog!!! What's up with that????? Let's see....I have a lot of excuses but it all boils down to being retired. I love not working but I sure do need someone around to keep me in line!!!

It is raining again in Central Texas and boy are we glad!!! My yard actually needs to be mowed...yeaaaaa!!!! Anyway....

Mr. Rubbernecker sent me some new Halloween Stamps last week and I am having sooo much fun...they are such cute images!!! The pumpkin image from the Halloween set #3 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The sentiment is from the Halloween Set #1.....it was stamped on a piece of Summer Sun dp and slipped into the punched slot at the top to create a tag.

The Double Dog Dare Challenge this week, hosted by Anne (Itsapassion) was to use punches in a negative way. I punched the spider on the orange dp so the black layer showed through. I also punched the slot in the orange dp for the tag.

This is the card I made today for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast. The colors Emily picked today are Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, and Black. Those beautiful colors got me in the mood to do a little watercoloring.

The rose image from Me and Carrie Lou was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and embossed with clear ep. Embossing with Memento gives you a very fine line...good enough to keep the colors seperated but not over powering. The image was watercolored with Razzleberry, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive....I had to add a little green for the leaves. Hope the challenge police don't come knocking on my door!!! The sentiment is from PTI.

I made this card Sunday for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast. The Featured Stamper was Heather (tankgrl) and her gallery was wonderful!!!! I found lots of cards I wanted to case but settled on her Blue Bird card because of the great layout and the stamping behind the image. I changed the image to Clear Dollar Stamps Charlie Harvest Time, changed the theme to Thanksgiving, changed the colors, and added the frame around the sentiment. The frame was actually plastic but after coloring it with copics, it looked like dark copper metal.

Charlie was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. The wheat from the same set was stamped with Close to Cocoa behind the image. The Candy Dots and twine finish it off.

Friday's Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast was to make a card in Halloween colors. It didn't have to be a Halloween themed card, we just needed to use a combo of orange, purples, yellows, blacks, greens and browns (or any other spooky color combo you can think of). No more than a total of 4 embellishments (brads, ribbons and such). Die cuts do not count as an embellishement.

The Really Rust background layer was run through the Cuttlebug with a texture folder. The SU image was stamped the Close to Cocoa onto Kraft top note and a light color wash of fall colored ink pads was used to color the image. The sentiment from the same set was stamped with Close to Cocoa and sponged around the edges. The Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise ribbon and button with twine finish it off.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Unity Stamps has a new challenge starting this week...check it out here. We were to make an invitation to the man we love for a date using green, red, and black. The Unity Image from the June KOM was stamped with Versamark, the sentiment from the same set was stamped with Ranger Black Soot, and both were embossed with clear ep. Real Red, Ruby Red, and Bravo Burgundy were sponged over the images and a mixture of Perfect Pearls and water was spritzed on and dried with the heat tool. Die cuts from My Minds Eye, buttons, lace, twine, and a Heidi Swapp Heart Ghost Shape finish it off.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Hello everyone!! We are having a cool, overcast day today which put me in the mood for Halloween. I also received some Rubbernecker Halloween sets in tha mail this week so what's a girl to do but play!!!

The Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast today was to use numbers on a project. To create the background, first the moon was masked, then the background was sponged with Ranger Dusty Concord and spritzed with a combo of Perfect Pearls and water and dried with the heat tool. The masking tape was removed and the moon was sponged with Summer Sun. The images from Rubbernecker's Halloween set 1 #473 were stamped with Ranger Black Soot and embossed with clear ep. Sewing, distressing, the Chatter Box numbers, and May Arts ribbon finish it off.

I was really excited Tuesday because I went with the Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge gang to Mississippi...whoohoo!!! We were invited by the Jellystone Park folks to have a pic-a-nic but there was a problem. Barney the bear refused to come out of the picnic basket...never fear, Mudder...I brought the tea!!! Sure hope they solved that little problem cause when teapotters get hungry, they get a little cranky!!! Especially some people, who will remain nameless, start throwing things....jezzzzz!!!

Images from Clear Dollar Stamps Tea-rrific set were stamped with Versamark onto white cs, embossed with clear ep, and sponged with Soft Suede and Pretty in Pink. A mix of Perfect Pearls and water was sprayed over the image and dried with the heat tool. Distressing and sewing was done around the edges and the main image was layered over the spellbinders medallion. This is also for the Crazy 4 Challenge sketch .

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Good morning everyone!!!! It's Wednesday and time for another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The Belli challenge this week is to make a fall themed card....check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I am sooo excited to tell you that this week we are being sponcered by Creative Cute and More...a wonderful online store that specializes in die cuts, tags, hardware, and much more. They sent all the Belli girls some goodies to play with....my first card features this beautiful chocolate colored velvet frame.

The adorable cherries from Taylored Expression's Berries and Cherres set were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. The image layer was attached to the frame and then popped up on dimensionals.

For this card I used the beautiful A2 Circle Window card base with the round cutout window from Creative Cuts and More. I ran the front through the Cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder for a little texture.

The tree trunks were colored with a Close to Cocoa marker, the bottom edge of the bird paper was scalloped with a Stampin up! punch, and the tree image was cut out with a round Nestability.

The dotted swiss ribbon fisishes it off.

Be sure to visit the Creative Belli Design Team Member's blogs to read more details about their designs. You will find lots of awesome ideas!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast or PCP, be sure to add CBC74 in the keywords section.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Good Monday morning everyone!!! Can you believe it's still raining in Central Texas???!!!??? The trees, grass, flowers...everything has greened up just in the last 3 days with this wonderful rain!!! We are up early to get ready for another Grandparent's day celebration....we are going to Leander to have lunch with Cole. He started kindergarten this year and already wants to marry his teacher...he doesn't waste any time, that's for sure!!! Anyway.....

This is the card I made yesterday for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast. Shannan (steubner) was chosen and WOW.... What a fabulous gallery....so many beautiful cards to case!!! I decided to case the Fantabulous Sunshine card...kept the same layout and yellow panel....changed the other colors, stamps, theme, and added the pearls and velvet leaves. The JustRite images were colored with copics and the sentiment was from Papertrey Ink. Pearls, ribbon from Taylored Expressions and Prima Velvet Leaves finish it off.

This was made Wednesday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast.I went to a lunchen at the church but skipped dessert (not by choice..just too full!) so I decided to go home and make it instead...great way to loose weight!!! The Rubbernecker Cherry Pie image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with copics, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The papers are by Graphic 45 and the little cherry rhinestones finish it off.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Good morning everyone!!! We are having a wonderfully lazy Saturday morning around here...two of my Grandbabies stayed the night and now we are watching cartoons...still in out pj's!! It's been raining for two days...yeaaaaaaaa!!!! We need it so badly!!

Anyway....I did sneak into the craft room early this morning and made this Halloween card for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast. Stef found a great children's clothing store called CWDKids. I found inspiration from all the Halloween clothes, especially the adorable hanging spider shirt. The sweet little witch from Crafty Secrets Halloween Fun set was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. A Martha Stewart punched bat was added for a little fright factor and to cover up a little blob of ink ...must have been one of those mean little spiders that left a smudge!!!

The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped, cutout with Nestabilites, and attached with a dimensional. The hanging spiders on the paper from K&Co. are flocked...I should have added googlie eyes but didn't think about it until just now....rats!!! The black ribbon attached to the sentiment finishes it off.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hello everyone!! I hope you had a great holiday weekend!!! We finally got home Sunday evening and I'm still pooped!! The men fished every waking minute and the girls shopped till we dropped....100+acres of stuff!!! I did a little stamping today inbetwween watching kids after school and helping DH with the lap top. Seems one of the Grands dropped something in the laptop and now the motherboard is fried. It's only 2 months out of warrenty...wouldn't ya know!!! Anyway...enough whining!!

The Muddermark's Tea Party is at a country estate in New York. We also have a mission...to save Ladybug Lou-La-Bella Rock-a-Fella from the clutches of a Bug Thug....I'm sure a real gooie one at that!!! Lou's Mom is going to have a tea and invite lots of friends to save the day!! All Lady Bugs are welcome so I brought along 21 plus 4 ladybug buttons to qualify this for the DDC challenge this week. Fran (Francie G.) is the hostess and her challenge to us this week is to use buttons on your card. Be sure to add DDC to the keywords section so it will go to the DDC gallery! The ladybugs were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with a red copic. The black frame and red background were both run through the Cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder and the Swirls folder. Ribbon tabs, and the ladybug buttons finish it off.

The Color Challenge colors on Splitcoast today were Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, and Black.

I was a little stumped at first...took me a while to get the old brain to work this morning!! I decided to ink up this adorble tea set from Clear Dollar Stamps called Tea-rrific. The image was stamped with black and colored with copics. The background dp is by Basic Grey, the border punch by Martha Stewart, and ribbon from Michaels. A few green rhinestones were added along the sides of the oval for a little glam.The ribbon is really a purple color but it looks black in the picture.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Good morning everyone!!! What a great Friday!!! We are on our way to Northeast Texas for a long weekend...the boys are going to fish and the girls are going to Canton...First Mondays Flee Market!! Over 100 acres of stuff....ooooh, pinch me!!! We will truly shop till we drop!!! Anyway...

I have been having a lot of fun making Halloween cards....they are so fun and make me happy!!!

I bought the Witch Spa stamp by Impression Obsession from Stamper's Dream....I crack up every time I look at it!!! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. Crystal effects was added to the bubbles but I don't think you can see it. The ribbon came from Michael's and the Halloween paper is from Occassion-Alls.

The little tag tucked in at the bottom of the image is from My Minds Eye Boo to You Accessory Sheet.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Good morning everyone!!!! Can you believe it's Wednesday already??? Where do the days go....I remember my Mom used to say that and now that I'm older, I know what she means!!!!

Wednesday means it's time for another Wacky Wednesday Challenge!!! Today's hostess is Bev and her challenge to you and the Red Hot Mommas is to use cutting on your card or project. You can do fussy cutting, out of the box cutting, anything you like as long as you cut something out and use it on your card. Nesties layers don't count!!!

I cutout the flower from a piece of Basic Grey dp and attached it to the corner of the same dp...the petals were cut around the edges , popped up, and sprinkled with glitter.

Bev's challenge was so much fun I just had to make another card...I love this little cake from Rubbernecker's Party Time set...it was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a white scalloped Nesties rectangle and colored with copics. Another one was stamped onto a piece of white scrap paper, colored, cutout, and attached over the other one with foam tape. Silver pearls were added to the flower centers. The Flourish Inchies were stamped in the background and the Spellbinders frame was attached with foam tape. Silver pearls, ribbon, silver ribbon slide, and the sentiment from the same set finish off this fun birthday card.

We would love for you to join us in the challenge this week! Just upload your card/project to your blog or favorite online gallery and link it to today’s Rubbernecker Blog post. You’ll have a chance to win a 40% off coupon for your next purchase! Everyone who participats in the challenge will receive 10% off their order....go to the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details!! Check out what the talented design team members have created today:

The Belli challenge this week is to make a card with a back to school theme....specifically to use apples or pencils......check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I used images from the TPC Studio Clear Stamps set I picked up at Michael's...stamped the black board with Archival Jet Black, the book with Bordering Blue, and the A+ with Ruby Red. The tag, recess sign, and the pencil were stamped with with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The background script paper scrap was distressed and sewn onto the lined dp from 3 Bugs in a Rug and all the images were attached with dimensionals. Tha apple was a wood piece from my stash that was painted with acrilic paints.

About Me

Hi everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world!! I started my stamping journey about 10 years ago when my DD Holly became a Stampin Up! demo. I wanted to help support her business so ten years and about a million dollars later, here I am!! I love to quilt, too, and we have three wonderful horses that we spoil like our kids!! Thanks for visiting and come back often!!

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